Child With Red Eye and Blurry Vision

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Oct;33(10):703-705. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001272.

Abstract

Point-of-care ocular ultrasound can provide the clinician with more information about potential intraorbital and extraocular pathology, especially in cases when direct visualization of the eye is limited. This case report describes the findings in a pediatric patient who presented with a 1-month history of eye injection and worsening blurry vision. After point-of-care ultrasound demonstrated abnormal debris in the posterior vitreous cavity, subsequent evaluation revealed a diagnosis of pars planitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pars Planitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pars Planitis / drug therapy
  • Point-of-Care Systems*
  • Ultrasonography / methods*
  • Vision Disorders / etiology

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids